Mozarabic Rite

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The Mozarabic Rite is an ancient Western Christian liturgical tradition, historically used by Christians in medieval Muslim-ruled Iberia and still preserved in limited use in parts of Spain.

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Surface form Occurrences
Hispanic Rite 1
Visigothic Rite 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Western Christian liturgical tradition
liturgical rite
alsoKnownAs Mozarabic Rite
surface form: Hispanic Rite

Old Spanish Rite
Mozarabic Rite
surface form: Visigothic Rite
associatedCouncil Fourth Council of Toledo
codifiedUnder Visigothic Kingdom
country Spain
currentUse limited use
some churches in Spain
special chapels in Toledo
developedIn Iberian Peninsula
surface form: Hispania

Iberian Peninsula
distinctFrom Ambrosian Rite
Gallican Rite
Roman Rite
hasComponent Eucharistic liturgy
Liturgy of the Word
Mozarabic Divine Office
Mozarabic Mass
hasFeast Feast of the Incarnation on December 18
hasFeature different arrangement of Advent
distinct calendar of feasts
frequent use of litanies
invitatory psalms in the Office
lengthy prayers by the celebrant
own eucharistic prayers
proper lectionary
use of proper chants distinct from Gregorian chant
variable position of the Kiss of Peace
historicalRegion Andalusia
surface form: Al-Andalus
historicalUsers Christians living under Muslim rule in Iberia
Mozarabs
influencedBy Eastern Christian elements
Gallican elements
Visigothic liturgical tradition
early Latin liturgy
language Latin
liturgicalBooks Antiphonary
Breviarium Gothicum
Liber Ordinum
Missale Mixtum
liturgicalFamily Latin liturgical tradition
partiallyReformedBy Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
surface form: Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
preservedBy Archdiocese of Toledo
principalCenter Toledo
principalChapel Capilla Mozárabe in Toledo Cathedral
principalChurch Toledo Cathedral
surface form: Cathedral of Toledo
recognizedBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
reformPeriod early 16th century
late 15th century
relationToCouncilOfTrent exempted from suppression of non-Roman rites older than 200 years
religiousTradition Christianity
statusAfterTrent allowed to continue where in continuous use
suiIurisStatus particular liturgical rite within the Latin Church
timePeriod early Middle Ages
medieval period

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Mozarabic Rite alsoKnownAs Mozarabic Rite
this entity surface form: Hispanic Rite
Mozarabic Rite alsoKnownAs Mozarabic Rite
this entity surface form: Visigothic Rite
Bragan Rite hasInfluenceFrom Mozarabic Rite
Latin Rite includesLiturgicalUse Mozarabic Rite